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St. Louis Jail Guard Charged with Allowing Brutal Beating of Prisoner
by Jayson Hawkins
A former guard at the St. Louis Justice Center (SLJC) was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 28, 2021, on charges that she allowed two prisoners to beat a third in March 2021. That was after she had pleaded guilty to state charges filed for ...
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- $650,000 Jury Verdict Upheld in NY Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Claim; Motion for Fees Denied Due to Contingency Agreement, by David Reutter
- St. Louis Jail Guard Charged with Allowing Brutal Beating of Prisoner, by Jayson Hawkins
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- Feds Declare Long COVID a Disability Under ADA, RA and ACA, by Edward Lyon
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